Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
NNW
0.9
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
3
N
3
N
Period(s) (?)11611101010151414141313131212346666778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9139888444433333528191244244281392820935
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.64
6:45AM
1.75
7:15PM
1.73
7:34AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.25
12:23AM
0.30
1:00PM
0.17
1:17AM
0.25
1:49PM
0.12
2:12AM
0.21
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1135
Temp. °C161817151413121416181917141414141719181818181817
Feels °C (?)121211991091213141615121313131415141414141413
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